John Palfrey @jpalfrey Twitter profile

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Thank you to @macfound for the opportunity to become their 6th president this coming fall.

MacArthur Foundation

@macfound

6 years

Our next President will be John Palfrey @jpalfrey , educator, author, legal scholar, and innovator with experience making social change: cc: @phillipsacademy

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John Palfrey

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6 years

Thank you to the @phillipsacademy community for everything. Though I went to a different high school, I have gotten an amazing Andover education and have so loved the time with students, families, alumni, faculty, and staff.

Phillips Academy

@phillipsacademy

6 years

Following 7 years as Head of School, @jpalfrey will conclude his successful tenure this summer to become President of the MacArthur Foundation @macfound . Thank you, John, for your visionary leadership!

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4 years

"This is beyond the pale, and every honest broker in politics and media knows it." @brianstelter

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

4 years

Senators Shouldn't Profit from Coronavirus

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Sending out GRATITUDE to all those first responders, esp the Andover Fire Department, keeping us safe tonight in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts amid dozens of fires @phillipsacademy

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

7 years

Our schools in America need many things, but teachers carrying guns is not among them.

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

5 years

I am grateful to Peter Currie, Amy Falls, Joe Bae, and all the trustees for creating a new endowed financial aid program at Andover, the only need-blind school of our kind: the Palfrey Scholars.

Lasting legacy

Campaign chairs join to endow scholarship honoring head of school

www.andover.edu

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

5 years

What a brilliant (in many senses) appointment @phillipsacademy : Raynard Kington, President of Grinnell College, will become the 16th Head of School at Andover. Congrats!

President of Grinnell College named Phillips Academy’s 16th Head of…

Dr. Raynard S. Kington will begin in summer 2020

www.andover.edu

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

8 years

Congrats Coach Belichick PA Class of 1971 on your huge team win! #NEPatriots @phillipsacademy

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

2 months

Major new local news grant for @NPR to "establish the Appalachia regional newsroom, uniting six public media outlets in Kentucky and Tennessee."

NPR gets $5.5 million grant to strengthen local journalism as news deserts spread

The grant, from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, will be used to launch regional newsrooms in Appalachia and the Mountain West. It will also be used to strengthen existing public media collaboratives in New...

www.npr.org

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

5 years

Sending gratitude today to @ewarren for the race she ran. She was an amazing contracts professor when I was a 1L law student and an amazing mentor as a young faculty member in need of just her trademark brand of "tough love." And an amazing U.S. Senator for MA. Thank you, ew!

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

8 years

New version of Born Digital (2016) out; w/ thanks to @ugasser and @YouthandMedia colleagues @berkmancenter @Harvard

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@jpalfrey

11 years

It's go time! #hosday2014 #anybodyfancyalongweekend

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@jpalfrey

4 years

I woke up this morning feeling grateful to all those health care providers who were not able to "work from home" but rather are putting themselves in harm's way to keep us all safe. My parents, Sean Palfrey and Judy Palfrey have done this for every day of their working lives of

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Very exciting that an Exeter - Andover team has won the Nobel Prize. Paul Romer is @PhillipsExeter '73 and William Nordhaus is @phillipsacademy '59. A success for #NonSibi .

Phillips Exeter

@PhillipsExeter

6 years

Congratulations to Paul Romer '73, winner of the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science!

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John Palfrey

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6 years

How local teacher Rachel Hyland pulled off a top-five finish at the 2018 Boston Marathon

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@jpalfrey

9 years

Hard to imagine the extraordinary bravery of those who landed at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, on…

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John Palfrey

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6 years

Congratulations to the Great Class of 2018 @phillipsacademy -- now officially graduates!!!

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@jpalfrey

5 years

Ebony’s Photo Archive Goes for $30 Million, for Future in Public View @ProfessorEA @darrenwalker @macfound @FordFoundation

Ebony Photo Archives, Nearly Hidden, Will Be Made Public (Published 2019)

The collection, auctioned to a group of foundations, includes more than 4 million prints and negatives. They will be accessible to researchers and the public.

www.nytimes.com

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

3 months

A huge local news win... and another reason Chicago--and all of Illinois--is poised to be America's News Oasis. Congratulations to all who worked toward this important policy win.

Steven Waldman

@stevenwaldman

3 months

Another big win for local news! Illinois approves providing newsrooms up to $15,000 per current local reporter & $25,000 per new hire via tax credits. For-profits, nonprofits, print, digital, b’cast. $25 million total over 5 years.

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John Palfrey

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3 months

We are delighted to announce three new Board members @macfound : Amy C. Falls, William F. Lee, and Alondra Nelson. Welcome, new colleagues and congratulations! @alondra

Three Distinguished Leaders Join MacArthur Board of Directors

www.macfound.org

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

President Barack Obama publicly endorsed my brother Quentin Palfrey @qpalfrey for LG of Massachusetts yesterday.

Stephanie Murray

@stephanie_murr

6 years

Former President Barack Obama announced another batch of midterm endorsements today. Here are the Massachusetts Democrats on the list #mapoli

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Thank you, @PhillipsExeter girls varsity volleyball for care packages brought to Andover GVV players after fires and explosions rocked our region #NonSibi #PhillipsRivalry @phillipsacademy

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@jpalfrey

11 years

Dear @phillipsacademy students: sorry for dashed hopes. What would hos day be w/out at least 1 false alarm? #ididntstarttherumor #hosday2014

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

I voted today ... for my brother Quentin Palfrey! Super exciting and proud moment. @qpalfrey

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

5 years

First visit to Wrigley as a new Chicago resident #myWrigleyjourney . Go Cubs!

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8 years

"We have a divided nation." Sadly true, but the way forward is to lead w/ empathy, tolerance, love; speak out vs. misogyny, racism, hate.

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

2 months

Spending my 4th of July with a new book by Madhumita Murgia, "Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI" -- definitely recommended. She gives generous credit to others on whose ideas she has built @jovialjoy @timnitGebru @katecrawford @safiya @mer__edith et al. @madhumita29 @FT

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

7 years

Very powerful to hear passionate, eloquent voices of high school students today calling for gun control & other steps to reduce school violence. Lawmakers need to listen too and then act to protect kids and adults when they go to school (and all in our country). It is past time.

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@jpalfrey

4 years

Challenging the Spread of Racism During COVID-19 @macfound

Challenging the Spread of Racism During COVID-19

www.macfound.org

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Classes start tomorrow morning @phillipsacademy !

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@jpalfrey

5 years

Now THAT is a Commencement Address ...

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

9 years

Found it! The magic racquet returns to @phillipsacademy . #hosd2016

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@jpalfrey

4 years

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

7 years

Congratulations to the Great Class of 2017 @phillipsacademy ! You are launched. We are proud of you. Godspeed.

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

2 months

I've been working on a book with my friend @eszter about older adults and their use of new technologies. We got work from our publisher at U Chicago Press that it is a "go" for Spring 2025 publication--entitled "Wired Wisdom: How to Age Better Online". @UChicagoPress

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

"Super Bowl 2019: Patriots’ Unyielding Dynasty Claims Another Title" -- congrats Coach Belichick PA '71 and Ernie Adams PA '71 on their 6th Super Bowl

How the Patriots’ Unyielding Dynasty Claimed a Sixth Super Bowl Title (Published 2019)

In the Year of Offense, the N.F.L.'s championship game didn't have much. But in the end, Rob Gronkowski was there to catch passes from Tom Brady and the Patriots did it again.

www.nytimes.com

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

10 years

Congratulations Bill Belichick, @phillipsacademy Class of '71 (position: Center) and Ernie Adams '71!

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@jpalfrey

4 years

I just love this.

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

7 years

Coming out Fall '17 @mitpress : "Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces: Diversity and Free Expression in Education" (MIT Pr...

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

7 years

I swear there has never been more positive energy on corner of Chapel Ave in Andover than there is this morning (maybe tied for best ever!?)

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

7 years

Introducing the Senior Class @phillipsacademy 2018!

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Huge (but unsurprising) news: congrats to @real_PAbaseball Coach Kevin Graber, the Northeast Coach of the Year per @ABCA1945 . We @phillipsacademy couldn't agree more.

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

5 years

Commencement morning @phillipsacademy -- weather report: foggy but no rain on campus -- congratulations to the Great Class of 2019 at Andover!

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

4 years

Thank you, first responders, health care workers, grocery store staff, all essential staff. Chicago is grateful.

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@jpalfrey

6 years

Oh my! Look what those clever seniors who have been decorating our front door all year brought! Must be about time... (But why the RED heart? I like the blue ones better.) 💙💙💙 #HOSD2019 #Sen19rs #TheGiftOfTime #Andover

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@jpalfrey

6 years

Big snow on campus @phillipsacademy now that students have left us for "Spring" Break

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@jpalfrey

5 years

Can't shake the idea tonight that, for all our talk & work on diversity/equity/inclusion, our "viable" major party candidates for US President in 2020 are straight white men in their 70s. (Yes, with important differences of view.) (Yes, says the straight white man in his 40s.)

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

President GHW Bush accepting the Andover Alumni Award of Distinction in 2012

President George H.W. Bush '42 Accepts the Andover Alumni Award of...

The Andover Alumni Awards of Distinction are presented by the Alumni Council to recognize distinguished alumni and alumnae from the more than 20 thousand liv...

www.youtube.com

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

7 years

"Dear Current Andover Students" @phillipsacademy

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Happy Birthday, USA! @phillipsacademy

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

5 years

I am so excited for the Knight Foundation's coming years with Frank Borges teamed up with Alberto Ibarguen and an exceptional staff. What a privilege to be a part of the work with this group. @knightfdn @ibarguen

Knight Foundation

@knightfdn

5 years

Congratulations to Frank Borges, who just accepted the gavel from @jpalfrey to become @knightfdn ’s new chair!

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Congratulations to the winners of the USA Mathematics Olympiad, two of the 12 of whom are recent @phillipsacademy graduates: Michael Ren '18 (top rank, #1 in the nation) and Guanpeng Xu '17 -- astonishing!

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

7 years

Sending prayer to #charlottesville and joining w/ those who speak out vs white supremacy. Be clear: there was only one side to this violence

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

5 years

Biggest cheer of the night from Bulls fans: when Portland Trail Blazers C Moses Brown ( #4 ) missed 2 free throws in a row, meaning free hotdogs from Portillos for everyone who went to the game -- thx @portilloshotdog !!!

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@jpalfrey

7 years

Enjoy your day off tomorrow, Andover students! @phillipsacademy

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@jpalfrey

5 years

Blue skies for Memorial Day in Andover. Honoring memories, giving thanks today. #MemorialDay

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@jpalfrey

10 years

No squash racket but a snow shovel? #hosd2

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@jpalfrey

8 years

One topic that seems never to come up in this election: Education.

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

5 years

Search for next Andover Head of School underway. (I can vouch for the job; it's an amazing one!) @phillipsacademy

Search for sixteen

The search for Andover’s 16th Head of School is underway

www.andover.edu

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Major gift of $4 million will endow Andover Breadloaf in perpetuity

The gift that left an English teacher speechless

$4 million gift will endow Phillips Academy's Andover Bread Loaf program

www.andover.edu

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@jpalfrey

6 years

Sending out gratitude and admiration to all those students who marched today, from @phillipsacademy and all schools #ParklandStudentsSpeak #marchforourlives

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

PA students: swing by Phelps House afternoon this afternoon, Sunday, from 4 pm to 5 pm for a DEVICE-FREE study break. Toss a football or a frisbee and engage in other wholesome games that do not involve digital technologies! Also, cider & snacks. See you then. @phillipsacademy

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@jpalfrey

6 years

Official start to Commencement Weekend 2018 @phillipsacademy !

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@jpalfrey

7 years

Eight Schools Association statement: "School heads stand in solidarity, call for action against gun violence" cc: @phillipsacademy

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

7 years

Good luck to all the athletes competing today in America's oldest high school athletic rivalry. Go Big Blue! @phillipsacademy #phillipsrivalry

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

5 years

Fair critique from Vincent Robinson in @philanthropy . Important to keep working hard to make progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion in all foundations, including @macfound @knightfdn

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

@Philanthropy

5 years

"The MacArthur Foundation had an opportunity to break with philanthropy’s elitist origins when it selected its new president. Instead, it doubled down on pedigree."

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@jpalfrey

5 years

Sending gratitude to the former student who sent this shell today to my new office and all well-wishers from @phillipsacademy and new colleagues from macfound as a new journey begins! @ MacArthur Foundation

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@jpalfrey

6 years

So psyched to have @morningmika and @joeNBC of @Morning_Joe on campus @phillipsacademy this evening to discuss the Camp David Accords @ 40 -- as well as truth, media, democracy in this age we live in, no doubt ... (students/faculty, see you at 6:30 pm, Title IX room).

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

4 years

I never knew where the idea of Left and Right came from in politics. Piketty has the answer on p. 738 of "Capital and Ideology": a reference to left and right sides of the chamber during the French Revolution. (Probably should have known that before now...) @PikettyLeMonde

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

8 years

Ready for Spring Term?!? Welcome back today, @phillipsacademy #newenglandboardingschoollife

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@jpalfrey

11 years

SNOWBALL FIGHT, Phelps House backyard, now til kickoff @Patriots @phillipsacademy -- pegging of head of school permitted, briefly

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

7 years

Low key open house at Phelps House for @phillipsacademy students tonight 8:30 - 9:30 pm -- board games, chess, snacks, play the piano etc.

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@jpalfrey

7 years

The door of SamPhil goes golden this truly just a few days a year @phillipsacademy

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@jpalfrey

7 years

As local-news outlets disappear in America, some libraries are gaining new relevance, writes @dabeard

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@jpalfrey

10 years

Enjoy #hosd2015 tomorrow, @phillipsacademy !!!!

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@jpalfrey

5 years

The power of public spaces: What five cities learned via @knightfdn

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@jpalfrey

7 years

"Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces: Diversity and Free Expression in Education" will come out from @MITPress in Sept. 2017

Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces: Diversity and Free Expression in Education

www.amazon.com

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

2 months

Thrilled to be helping launch Press Forward New Jersey today! (We are up to 25 Press Forward local initiatives and growing fast!)

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Trailer for forthcoming movie -- "Free for All: Inside the Public Library" -- about public libraries from Serendipity Films ... I can't wait!

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@jpalfrey

10 years

Expect the unexpected, @phillipsacademy #hosd2015

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

4 years

Definitely supportive of proposals to extend college athletes' eligibility so their competitive sports careers do not end with a canceled season (well, for those who don't go pro). Hard to see the downside given that they would be learning more. Heart goes out to those seniors.

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

"It's not geography that creates justice. People create justice. Communities create justice." @HabenGirma speaking at All School Meeting @phillipsacademy about disability rights and her journey becoming first deaf-blind person to graduate from @Harvard_Law

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@jpalfrey

9 years

Beautiful sunshine to light up the snow @phillipsacademy -- enjoy the long weekend!

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@jpalfrey

5 years

Congrats and thanks to Jim Ventre '79!

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@jpalfrey

11 years

Early-ish dinner in Paresky sounding pretty good right now after squash practice w/ GJV2s #hopetheremightbeadanceparty

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@jpalfrey

5 years

Booksmart director Olivia Wilde: ‘Being young is the most painful, most hilarious experience’ @oliviawilde (PA '02)

Booksmart director Olivia Wilde: ‘Being young is the most painful, most hilarious experience’

The American star on re-energising the high-school movie with her directorial debut

www.theguardian.com

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Thanks to Coach Belichick '71, classmate Ernie Adams '71, Buzz Bissinger '72, and author @NoraPrinciotti '12 for this wonderful story about Andover in 1970. @BostonGlobe

Phillips Academy

@phillipsacademy

6 years

Looking back on the undefeated 1970 @AndoverAthlete football team with @Patriots ' Bill Belichick '71 & Ernie Adams '71, Buzz Bissinger '72, + several teammates. Reporting by @NoraPrinciotti '12. Go Big Blue!

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5 years

Can't get over these amazing students! I will miss them so much.

Phillips Academy

@phillipsacademy

5 years

In a touching tribute to Mr. Palfrey, students share their memories, stories & gratitude to our 15th Head of School. The surprise video was unveiled during Mr. Palfrey's last ASM. Thank you, @jpalfrey . You will be missed. #NonSibi #Andoverforlife

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4 years

"the three pillars of disease control: Ramp up testing to identify people who are infected. Find everyone they interact with by deploying contact tracing ... and focus restrictions more narrowly on the infected and their contacts"

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@jpalfrey

11 years

Testing to see if any racket has requisite magic today... #hosday2014 http://t.co/E1S0vRso0W

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@jpalfrey

4 years

"Those numbers take your breath away," says @chicagosmayor

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@jpalfrey

6 years

Itzelt '19 declares Head of School Day 2019! #hosd2019 #thegiftoftime #earlyvalentinesday

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@jpalfrey

5 years

Giving thanks today especially to all those @macfound grantees and partners working to make a more just, verdant, and peaceful world!

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

4 years

"The system is Bluetooth-only, fully opt-in, collects no location data from users and no data at all from anyone without a positive Covid-19 diagnosis. Apple and Google chose perhaps the most privacy-friendly of the many different schemes ..." via @wired

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

4 years

We need at least one good smile/laugh per day.

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@jpalfrey

6 years

| Phillips Academy downs Phillips Exeter Academy, sends Modeste out a winner

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@jpalfrey

7 years

PA PA LAND - Phillips Academy's "La La Land" - superb video from Andover Night Live 2017

PA PA LAND - Phillips Academy's La La Land - Andover Night Live 2017

Phillips Academy's Andover Moviemakers Club, Under the Bed, and Blue Strut present PA PA LANDFull Credits BelowDirected by Andrew SternStarring Paige Morss a...

www.youtube.com

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

| Andover's Rachel Hyland (faculty member @phillipsacademy ) finishes fourth at Boston Marathon -- astonishing!!! Congrats, Ms. Hyland!

Andover's Rachel Hyland finishes fourth at Boston Marathon

While a lot of eyes were on Marblehead road racing sensation Shalene Flanage, winner of the New York City Marathon last October, Andover's Rachel Hyland stole the show locally.

www.eagletribune.com

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John Palfrey

@jpalfrey

6 years

Walking to bring suicide #outofthedarkness @phillipsacademy

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